Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Metroid Prime 3 Corruption (Wii)

Older post:Just a few days prior to the E3, Nintendo of America offered IGN (which attracts over 35 million visitors a month) an exclusive first look at some of its biggest Wii games. Chief amongst them was Metroid Prime 3, which the developers Retro Studios have confirmed will be the last in the series.

The Metroid series chronicle the missions of bounty hunter Samus Aran in a science fiction setting which has been compared to that of the Alien movies. Central plot elements are the terrifying Metroid organisms, and the Space Pirates which try to exploit the Metroids' powers. The gameplay combines adventure based on exploration and item-gathering with platformer and shooter dynamics. The Metroid games are particularly associated with nonlinear gameplay, which was pioneered by the first installment in the series.

From the Nintendo site:Players control Samus by moving with the Nunchuk controller and aiming with the pointer, allowing for a level of immersion unlike anything they have ever experienced. Samus will employ well-known power-ups like the Grapple Beam and Morph Ball, as well as a bunch of new surprises, to help her survive her coming trials.